The Wake
2000, English. Directed by Michael Kvium & Christian Lemmerz.
riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay
The Wake is the title of a large-scale multimedia project, the main element of which is an eight-hour long silent movie. The film is based on Finnegans Wake by James Joyce (London 1939), a limit-transgressing, perhaps even limit-dissolving book that not only transgresses the limits of what literature is and is capable of, but inscribes transgressions on almost all conceivable levels. It is at the same time dream book, history book and necrology. It is almost impossible to determine whether we are dealing with a long poem, a prose narrative or a piece of drama.
- Runtime
- 7h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Michael KviumDirector
- Christian LemmerzDirector
- Claus ChristensenThe Father
- Niels Olaf GudmeThe Father
- Sarah BobergThe Mother
- Elina LöwensohnThe Mother
- Rikke Louise AnderssonThe Daughter
- Hildigunn EyðfinsdóttirThe Daughter
- Thomas Bo LarsenOne of the Sons
- Sonny TronborgOne of the Sons
- John FreyOne of the Sons
- Philippe RichardOne of the Sons
- Merete NørgaardThe Maid
- Mark DuranPorn Actor
Details
- Released
- 24 December 2000
- Country
- Denmark
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The Wake runs 462 minutes (7h 42m).
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Which OTT platform is The Wake on?
The Wake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 December 2000. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Wake?
If you liked The Wake, try National Theatre Live: Hamlet, Dogville, FX's A Christmas Carol.
Who directed The Wake?
The Wake (2000) was directed by Michael Kvium and Christian Lemmerz and stars Claus Christensen, Niels Olaf Gudme, Sarah Boberg.